Notice2024-24986
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Safer Choice Program Product and Partner Recognition Activities (Renewal)
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Published
October 28, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), EPA's Safer Choice Program Product and Partner Recognition Activities (EPA ICR Number 2692.02, OMB Control Number 2070-0221) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed revision of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 8, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24986]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0245; FRL--12378-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA's Safer Choice Program Product and Partner Recognition
Activities (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), EPA's Safer Choice Program
Product and Partner Recognition Activities (EPA ICR Number 2692.02, OMB
Control Number 2070-0221) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This is a proposed revision of the ICR, which is currently approved
through May 31, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on May 8, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before November 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2021-0245, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sleasman, Office of Program
Support (7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26554a4347554b4748084d47524e43544f48436643564708414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7849b9296849a9699d99c96839f92859e9992b7928796d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed revision of the ICR,
which is currently approved through May 31, 2025. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on May 8, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 38895). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting
documents, which explain in detail the information the information that
the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this
ICR. The docket can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in
person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is
202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket,
visit <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: This ICR renewal covers the information collection
activities associated with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements
for individuals, businesses, organizations, and government entities
participating in or collaborating with EPA's Safer Choice and Design
for the Environment (DfE) programs (referred to collectively as ``the
Safer Choice program'' in this document unless otherwise indicated).
This ICR also includes additional sections for the Safer Choice
cleaning service certification and third-party profiler (TPP)
solicitations. These components are designed to:
<bullet> Improve data efficiency by electronic data collection via
a cloud-based Salesforce system called the Safer Choice Community;
<bullet>Monitor the public's awareness of the Safer Choice program
and the Safer Choice label and DfE logo;
<bullet> Clarify the Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards
application process and form;
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<bullet> Describe information collected through the new Safer
Choice cleaning service certification program; and,
<bullet> Clarify the TPP application process and form.
Form numbers: 9600-017, 9600-018, 9600-019, 9600-020, 9600-021,
9600-022, 9600-023, 9600-058, 9600-059, 9600-060, 9600-061.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR include a wide range of sectors that participation in the
Safer Choice Program including chemical manufacturers, paint and
coating manufacturing, merchant wholesalers, janitorial services, and
environmental consulting firms.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 4,539 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 4,511 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $854,358 (per year), which includes $553,850
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 1,279 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase, which is discussed in more detail in
the ICR, is due to an increase in annual consumer online surveys, which
increased from 2,000 to 4,000 annually, the inclusion of a new program,
the ``Safer Choice Cleaning Service Certification,'' and the inclusion
of the TPP solicitation process. These changes qualify as a program
change.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-24986 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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